For almost 3 decades, 81-year-old David Lidstone has lived in the woods along the Merrimack River in a small cabin adorned with solar panels. As the owner of the land seeks to tear it down, he's been jailed since July 15 on a civil contempt sanction
CANTERBURY, N.H. — For almost three decades, 81-year-old David Lidstone has lived in the woods of New Hampshire along the Merrimack River in a small cabin adorned with solar panels. He has grown his own food, cut his own firewood, and tended to his cat and chickens.“River Dave," as he's known by boaters and kayakers, is behind bars after being accused of squatting for 27 years on private property in Canterbury.
Merrimack County Superior Court Judge Andrew Schulman agreed that Lidstone isn’t hurting anyone, but said the law is clearly on the landowner's side. Lidstone has claimed that years ago, the owner gave his word — but nothing in writing — allowing him to live there. But in the eyes of the current owner, he's a squatter and needs to go.
Lidstone, who doesn't have an attorney, insisted his cabin is a hunting and fishing camp, not a home. ," who also lived in the woods for nearly three decades and pleaded guilty in 2013 to multiple burglary and theft charges.
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